2013 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 854Relating to: the duty disability benefit program under the Wisconsin Retirement System, prohibited subjects of collective bargaining under the Municipal Employment Relations Act and the State Employment Labor Relations Act, and requiring the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct a program evaluation audit of certain disability and survivor benefit programs of public employee retirement systems in this state. (FE)

3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 657Relating to: the duty disability benefit program under the Wisconsin Retirement System, prohibited subjects of collective bargaining under the Municipal Employment Relations Act and the State Employment Labor Relations Act, and requiring the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct a program evaluation audit of certain disability and survivor benefit programs of public employee retirement systems in this state. (FE)

3/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 845Relating to: base pay paid to a former district attorney appointed to an assistant district attorney position. (FE)

11/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 504Relating to: public access to managed forest land that is located in a proposed mining site. (FE)

11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 493Relating to: exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election and use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification.

8/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 278Relating to: public access to managed forest land that is located in a proposed mining site. (FE)

8/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 289Relating to: authorizing a city or village to require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of certain tax incremental districts. (FE)

8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 252Relating to: authorizing a city or village to require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of certain tax incremental districts. (FE)

2013 Co-authored Proposals

3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 859Relating to: replacement and maintenance of existing culverts and design and engineering work for the construction and placement of certain culverts. (FE)

3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 853Relating to: the return of a seized firearm to the person who owns the firearm. (FE)

2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 103Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Richard H. Wells for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the state of Wisconsin.

2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 782Relating to: ordinances, variances, and rules relating to the constructing or altering of, or adding to, public buildings and buildings that are places of employment, the creation of a building code council, and inspections of public buildings and buildings that are places of employment, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 750Relating to: preemption of local ordinances that require employees of a local governmental unit, employees of a contractor of a local governmental unit, or employees who perform work funded by a local governmental unit to be paid at a minimum wage rate specified in the ordinance and preemption of residency requirements for laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on local projects of public works to which the prevailing wage law applies. (FE)

1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.

1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 81Relating to: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget.

1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 635Relating to: appointing delegates for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

1/9/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 613Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)

11/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 514Relating to: requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to create or implement a health benefit exchange. (FE)

10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)

6/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 256Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)

6/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 244Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation. (FE)

6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 241Relating to: requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)

5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 225Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE)

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 204Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 211Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest.

5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)

5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 192Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution. (FE)

5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 187Relating to: admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse.

4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.

4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 133Relating to: the applicability of the one-family and two-family dwelling code to certain structures used for camping and the exclusion of certain recreational vehicles and portable toilet systems from the definition of plumbing. (FE)

3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 95Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. (FE)

3/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 86Relating to: an exemption from the prevailing wage law for a public works project that is intended to facilitate the reuse of a vacant or underutilized industrial facility. (FE)

1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 2Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).

1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 1Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)

2013 Cosponsored Proposals

3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 664Relating to: replacement and maintenance of existing culverts and design and engineering work for the construction and placement of certain culverts. (FE)

2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 644Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)

2/21/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 78Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Richard H. Wells for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the state of Wisconsin.

2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 617Relating to: ordinances, variances, and rules relating to the constructing or altering of, or adding to, public buildings and buildings that are places of employment, the creation of a building code council, and inspections of public buildings and buildings that are places of employment, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 392Relating to: requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to create or implement a health benefit exchange. (FE)

10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)

10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 354Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.

7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 226Relating to: seizure of property used in the crime of child enticement.

6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 222Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)

6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 209Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution. (FE)

5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 203Relating to: requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)

4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 147Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)

4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 148Relating to: the applicability of the one-family and two-family dwelling code to certain structures used for camping and the exclusion of certain recreational vehicles and portable toilet systems from the definition of plumbing. (FE)

4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 149Relating to: payment of interest on advances made by the federal government to the unemployment reserve fund and making an appropriation. (FE)

3/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 109Relating to: the regulation of oleoresin of capsicum in containers sold in this state. (FE)

3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 99Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. (FE)

1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.

1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 1Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)

1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 4Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).